Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2Fenner, 1817 - 309 pages |
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... diction , which is characteristic of his genius . In this form the " Lyrical Bal- lads " were published ; and were presented by him , as an experiment , whether subjects , which from their nature rejected the usual ornaments and extra ...
... diction , which is characteristic of his genius . In this form the " Lyrical Bal- lads " were published ; and were presented by him , as an experiment , whether subjects , which from their nature rejected the usual ornaments and extra ...
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... diction or imagery could exempt the Bathyllus even of an Anacreon , or the Alexis of Virgil , from dis- gust and aversion ! But the communication of pleasure may be the immediate object of a work not metrically composed ; and that ...
... diction or imagery could exempt the Bathyllus even of an Anacreon , or the Alexis of Virgil , from dis- gust and aversion ! But the communication of pleasure may be the immediate object of a work not metrically composed ; and that ...
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... diction and metre , on the other hand , he is comparatively careless . The measure is either constructed on no previous system , and acknowledges no justifying prin- ciple but that of the writer's convenience ; or else some mechanical ...
... diction and metre , on the other hand , he is comparatively careless . The measure is either constructed on no previous system , and acknowledges no justifying prin- ciple but that of the writer's convenience ; or else some mechanical ...
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... they placed the essence of poetry in the art . The excellence , at which they aimed , consisted in the exquisite polish of the diction , combined with perfect simplicity . This their prime object , they attained by the avoidance 27.
... they placed the essence of poetry in the art . The excellence , at which they aimed , consisted in the exquisite polish of the diction , combined with perfect simplicity . This their prime object , they attained by the avoidance 27.
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... diction - The best parts of language the product of philosophers , not clowns or shep- herds - Poetry essentially ideal and generic-- The language of Milton as much the language of real life , yea , incomparably more so than that of the ...
... diction - The best parts of language the product of philosophers , not clowns or shep- herds - Poetry essentially ideal and generic-- The language of Milton as much the language of real life , yea , incomparably more so than that of the ...
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